Re: swap

[mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz (Chris Bannister)]

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 10:33:26AM -0400, Celejar wrote:
> On Tue, 8 May 2007 10:28:02 -0400
> Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > In fact, it was poor browser performance (read inability to view some
> > sites) that was the drive to buy my new box.  For everything else, my
> > IBM 486 was more than adequate.  It annoyed me that I had to buy a new
> > box to do something as simple as look at a weather map or satelite photo
> > but onwards and upwards...
> 
> You're probably more technically adept than I, but even on my k6, lots
> of things other than web browsers are unpleasant. X startup is very
> slow, and aptitude is unbearable, for example.

Its only unbearable _because_ you have experienced something better. It
sounds corny but its true.

-- 
Chris.
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